Hessea (microsporidian)
Genus of parasitic fungi
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Hessea is the type genus of the monotypic microsporidian family Hesseidae, described in 1973.[1] Hessea itself is monotypic, containing only the type species Hessea squamosa. It is a parasite of the larvae of the Sciara fungus gnats, infesting the gut epithelium.[1][2]
| Hessea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Rozellomycota |
| Class: | Microsporidia |
| Order: | Chytridiopsida |
| Family: | Hesseidae |
| Genus: | Hessea |
| Species: | H. squamosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hessea squamosa Ormières (1973) | |
